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The Beauty and Power of Children’s Book Illustrations: Sonia Lynn Sadler Award 2019

The Beauty and Power of Children’s Book Illustrations: Sonia Lynn Sadler Award 2019

The third annual Sonia Lynn Sadler Award (SLS Award) took place on Saturday, April 27th at Salisbury University’s Children’s Book Festival in Salisbury, Maryland. The award honors the legacy of Sonia Lynn Sadler, an artist and children’s book illustrator who passed away in 2013. Sonia illustrated the picture book Seeds of Changeand images from that book will be incorporated into a forthcoming…

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Seeds of Change

Author: Jen Cullerton Johnson

Illustrator: Sonia Lynn Sadler

Publisher: Lee & Low Books

Publication Year: 2010

Awards: 

Kirkus Starred Review

Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee

Amelia Bloomer List 

IRA Notable Book for a Global Society 

Coretta Scott King Award

Children’s Africana Book Award 

Brief Summary: A picture book biography of scientist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman - and first environnmentalist - to win a Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for planting trees in her native Kenya. Detailed narrative and vibrant images paint a robust portrait of this inspiring champion of women's rights and the environment and engagingly capture the people, clothing and landscape of Kenya.

Ideas for using this book in classroom or library: Environmental display/recommendations, Earth Day

Special Features Include: Bibliographical Information, Authors Note

Where I Accessed The Book: Blount County Public Library (JB MAAT)